Estonia should think about conscription for women, said Major General Veiko-Vello Palm.
He spoke about it in a lecture to students at the University of Tartu.
Due to the demographic situation in the future, Estonia will not be able to find the required number of recruits, he explained.
"If Estonia wants to defend itself and create a reserve of more than 40,000 reservists, then it faces a very serious challenge," he was quoted as saying on the country's state television and radio.